It was a good run, but the Chatham Charter Knights unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 62-50 hit to the loss column at the hands of Southern Wake Academy. Chatham Charter was down 51-30 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
When it comes to explaining why Chatham Charter lost, one person who can't be blamed is Jonah Ridgill. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 17 points and 11 rebounds. Ridgill hasn't dropped below 17 points for ten straight games. Another player making a difference was Garrison Clark, who scored eight points along with eight rebounds.
Southern Wake Academy got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Jalen Sheppard out in front who dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds. Sheppard hasn't dropped below two steals for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Chris Crudup, who scored 13 points along with six rebounds and four steals.
Chatham Charter's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-11. As for Southern Wake Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-9 record this season.
Chatham Charter will head out on the road to square off against River Mill at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Chatham Charter is coming into the matchup with four straight losses on the road, meaning River Mill will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory. As for Southern Wake Academy, they will square off against Woods Charter at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Southern Wake Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past five games -- so hopefully Woods Charter likes a good challenge.
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